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Being black does not stop you. You can sit out in the world and say "Well white people kept me back and I can't do this." Not so. You can have anything you want if you make up your mind and you want it.
Being black does not stop you. You can sit out in the world and say "Well white people kept me back and I can't do this." Not so. You can have anything you want if you make up your mind and you want it.
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- Clara McBride Hale
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